Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-06-29
ADDITIONALN NEWS.

WILLIAM F. SMITH, aged thir y. five
years, genera. passenger agent of the
Grand Trunk railway, died suddenly at
New York, while sitting at his desk in his
Office.
EX-SENATOR VAN WICK has addressed
another letter TO tho secretary of the in
terror, inviting his attention to certain au-
dacious land grabs rerpetrated by the st.
Joseph and Western and the Burlington
and Missouri railroads. The former cor
poration he chMges with securing patents
to $4,000 acres Of land Oh the pretense that
they would build certain line of road, for
which, as o matter of fact, they never
even broke ground. They gobbled the
land, however, and sold it to settlers, and
no effort has ever been made by the gov
ernment TO force restitution. Mr.. Van
Wyck urges that the proceedings be insti-
tuted against the company to recover the
value of this land, and that similar pro-
ceedings be brought against the Burlington
and Missouri 10 compel the restoration of
240, 100 acres which he accuses it Of steal
ing from the public domain. If the ex-
senator states the facts accurately, the gov
eminent certainly should be able to find
remedy against the offending corporations,
matter without delay.
THR Marquis Of Harrington, in q speech
at Manchester, referred TO home rule for
Ireland as being, for time, at least, de-
cided against. He protested against the
minority in parliament being further al
lowed to prevent legislation, especially de-
nouncing that section OF the minority di-
rectly associated with q foreign conspiracy
aiming at the establishment of an Irish re-
public. Referring to Gladstones offer for
q conference, Lord Harrington said that
the time had not arrived for the liberal
party. He demanded general basis of
agreement before undertaking negotia-
tions. Any agreement, lie added, must be
open to the fall knowledge of the conser-
atives, who had been loyal to the unionists
and deserved their confidence in return.
FRANK HUGH O'DoNNELL, formerly
member Of parliament for Dungnrvon, and
ex-vice- president for the home rule con-
federation, has brought suit against the
London Times for libel. The suit is
based upon an article commenting on o
letter recently sent to the Times by O'Don-
nell to correct statements made by that
paper regarding the alleged connection Of
that the "Parnellism and crime" issues
will be raised in the course of the trial.
THERE is trouble among the settlers on
the Maxwell land grant in The northern
part of New Mexico, and the bitter feel
ing towards its claimants is growing
stronger daily. Threats are made on every
hand and several rows have occurred. A
call for o meeting of settlers TO protect
against being driven from their lands has
been issued for Aug l.
A CABLEGRAM has been received from
James Wilson, of New York, now in Lon
don, stating that he has been successful
in organizing company with a paid up
capital stock Of $1O,000,0D0 to work his
vast tin properties in the Black Hills
country.
JUDGE SHEPHERD, OF Chicago, re-
fused 10 admit VIM. J. McGarigle and
Mcdonald to bail.
r. G. Dun Il Co., in their weekly trade
review, say that the disturbances cause by
the Cincinnati failure have had an exten.
sive effect upon general business. 1t has
caused a stringency in the New York
money market, which spectators have
magpifed, and which promises to be OF
brief duration. At other financial centers
funds are in good supply. The inforce-
ment of the interstate commerce net
threatens to stop manufacturing and min
ing at many points. Real estate specula-
tion continues active at the West. The
labor situation is improving. Business
failures in the United States and Canada
during the week numbered 167, against l62
during the corresponding week Of last
year.